New Catalyst 11.1 drivers and black screen
By
je_saist,
Posted on: 2011-01-29 11:14 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
I'm not set up to test right now, what with moving to Florida, but Catalyst 11.1a had some pretty major OpenGL regressions on sub HD 6000 series cards. The Catalyst Crew forums are flooded with bug reports and other random crashes on non-HD 6000 series cards.
Hotfixes are reportedly on the way, but from what I can read, it seems like Catalyst 11.1 should be avoided unless you have an HD 6000 series graphics card.
Ugh....
Not exactly what I wanted to hear - I have a 5870. Thanks 
Edit: Is there a de facto version you can recommend that runs CoH best? I was tired of the random crashing, but these much more frequent black flashes are even more annoying.
Currently trying out the 11.1a driver package and, so far, they're a lot better: quicker alt-tabbing and no black flashing. Time will tell if they're stable as well.
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...11aHotfix.aspx
I use the 5770 and the version I've seen work the best so far for CoH has been the 10.9 version. It seems most (if not all) of the issues people have with contact lists and other related crashes seem to go away after rolling back to 10.9
I have heard 11.1 still does it, so if your concern is mainly for CoH, I'd recommend sticking to 10.9 until there is confirmation that those other issues are fixed in a future version. I have not tried 11.1a yet, so I'm still waiting to see what people say about it before taking the plunge. For now, I'm gonna stick to the "10.9 is not broken, so I'm not gonna fix it" mentality. If your issues seem to go away, please let us know. If not, it might be worth trying 10.9 instead. Good Luck! 
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I can verify not all on the 5770. I have not been able to duplicate, replicate, or simulate the errors reported on the 10.10, 10.11, or 10.12 drivers across Windows NT5 and Windows NT6 with RadeonHD 5770, 4850, or 4650 graphics cards. 11.1 alpha was the first Catalyst driver that I've been able to reproduce any kind of problems with.
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Originally Posted by Master-Blade
I use the 5770 and the version I've seen work the best so far for CoH has been the 10.9 version. It seems most (if not all) of the issues people have with contact lists and other related crashes seem to go away after rolling back to 10.9
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The point is not to say that all people with those cards and driver versions will experience issues, but to say that the people with those video cards and version 10.9 should not be having the same issues.|
Originally Posted by je_saist
I can verify not all on the 5770. I have not been able to duplicate, replicate, or simulate the errors reported on the 10.10, 10.11, or 10.12 drivers across Windows NT5 and Windows NT6 with RadeonHD 5770, 4850, or 4650 graphics cards. 11.1 alpha was the first Catalyst driver that I've been able to reproduce any kind of problems with.
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If you are not having issues with the higher versions, than I consider you one of the lucky ones. That puts you in a different category to begin with. Without experiencing the issues, you'd have no reason to try rolling back anyway. lol
Personally, I didn't have the issue for a long time either, then it suddenly started, and only on a specific toon. There is apparently more too it than simply opening a contact list and seeing if it crashes. Some people experience it more than others, and some not even at all.
Point is, people who had the issues have reported to us that rolling back to 10.9 suddenly fixed it for them, so I pass on the advice in hopes that it helps another person enjoy the game better.
Still no crashes or other oddball behavior with the 11.1a's.
Well, looking to correct the semi frequent crashes brought on by i19, I updated to the latest Catalyst drivers released a couple days ago. Everything seems to be working alright except for the the fact that when I interact with onscreen menus, the screen will sometimes momentarily flash black (for a second or so) and then return to normal.
Anyone have an idea for a fix?